Misery Loves Co. will close its bakeshop May 3, co-owner Aaron Josinsky said Tuesday morning. MLC Bakeshop opened Valentine's Day 2014 in Winooski, across the traffic circle from the restaurant it is partnered with.

Josinksy said the bakery will return to its initial purpose of making breads and desserts for the restaurant and serving as a commissary and catering kitchen. It will be used as a private event space, too, for things like cocktail parties.

The cafe that shared space with the bakery three nights a week will also close, as the storefront on Winooski Falls Way will be a kitchen and bakery used by MLC employees.

"We need to focus on our restaurant," Josinsky said. "This is a very positive thing."